Kyrie O'Connor

YouTube video by TheBirthdayGreetings "Hey Jude Swing" by Paul McCartney

I have no idea what this is and it might be the best thing ever made: www.youtube.com/watch?v=02Z2...

Building an Octopus Dictionary, One Arm Movement at a Time

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Tepid Chili Peppers

Gigantura aka telescopefish are a genus of small, deep-sea fish found in cold, deep tropical waters

I've left it way too long into my adult life to become a donor, but there's never been a more important time to do so.

And as an added bonus, we spent last night entirely on PBS Passport. Such a treasure trove

President Trump Actually Paved Over the Rose Garden The iconic White House Rose Garden is now more of a rose...

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What happens when an octopus engages with art? | CNN Fascinated by what the sea creatures might think, feel and like, Japanese artist Shimabuku documented their reactions to experiences, such as being given specially crafted artworks.

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They do!

This is dime-in-a-dryer good news, but it's what I've got. I was straightening my dresser and found a brand-new pair of jeans, with the tags still on them, that I'd forgotten about!

A Tennis Star Praised Strawberry and Yogurt Pasta. Wimbledon Gasped.

Can't really picture this ...

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Eight Arms to Taste Your Microbiome

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local forum listing: “Unicycle found unicycle near the Hinesburg town Forest trails off Lewis Creek Road. Let me know if you’re missing one.

Not just “only in Vermont” but arguably “only in Hinesburg, Vermont”

[from Front Porch Forum post]

Eight Arms to Taste Your Microbiome

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BIG numbers for CNN's telecast of "Good Night, and Good Luck:" It "reached a combined 7.34 million total viewers on CNN US television, CNN International, and streaming audiences on Max and CNN.com." On TV, it ranked as the #1 show of the day across all of cable.

The Gutting of America’s Medical Research: Here Is Every Canceled or Delayed N.I.H. Grant Some cuts have been starkly visible, but the country’s medical grant-making machinery has also radically transformed outside the public eye.

"Tanner, a chemist at the Univ. of Mississippi working to develop a novel approach for treating glioblastoma, was notified in April that the grant was terminated.

“I would like to cure brain cancer,” Dr. Tanner said. “I think that's not particularly controversial.”

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There is one place, however, where Musk, with the help of his minions, achieved his goals. He did indeed shred U.S.A.I.D. Though a rump operation is now operating inside the State Department, the administration says that it has terminated more than 80 percent of U.S.A.I.D. grants. Brooke Nichols, an associate professor of global health at Boston University, has estimated that these cuts have already resulted in about 300,000 deaths, most of them of children, and will most likely lead to significantly more by the end of the year. That is what Musk’s foray into politics accomplished.

Musk should be asked about this in every interview he does now and forever. To ignore it is a dereliction of duty.

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**Alt text:** Graphic titled “Summer Reading Program Freebies” listing six programs offering incentives for children who read over the summer: 1. **Barnes & Noble** – Free book for reading and writing in a Reading Journal (image of stacked books). 2. **Books-A-Million** – Free backpack for reading books (Dog Man character shown). 3. **Imagination Library** – Free books for ages 1–5 via Dolly Parton’s program (image of Dolly Parton). 4. **Pizza Hut Book It!** – Free personal pizza and more (image of open pizza box). 5. **Panda Express** – Free kids meal coupon for reading 5 books (Panda Cub Club logo). 6. **Chuck E. Cheese** – 10 free play points for reading and completing the Reading Rewards Calendar (image of Chuck E. Cheese and play pass cards).

☀️📚 Summer reading just got a whole lot sweeter! Kids can earn FREE books, pizza, backpacks, meals & play points just by READING. From Barnes & Noble to Chuck E. Cheese, the rewards are real!

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'An atrocious idea' - outcry over taxpayer-funded octopus farming research Octopus are wild and solitary. Plans to farm them are therefore cruel, say animal rights advocates.

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Relationship Experts Recommend Single Women Try Bathing In Open Stream Until Suitor Glimpses Them Through Trees NEW YORK—Saying the strategy was certain to attract the most eligible men of the highest repute, relationship experts recommended Friday that single women frustrated with their current romantic option...

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Diver convinces a tiny octopus to trade a plastic cup for a shell in Pixar-worthy video The cup wasn't a safe choice, but the little cephalopod was stubborn.

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Who are these kids who are getting 30 dolls for Christmas?

Meet the Mimic octopus, the curious cephalopod that can impersonate marine animals This striped creature is the Mimic octopus, known for quickly changing its colour and shape to impersonate other animals on the ocean floor.

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Every single time I get my purse stolen, it has $3,000 in it.

Columbia Activist Arrested by ICE at His Appointment for Citizenship Mohsen Mahdawi, a legal permanent resident, has lived in the United States for 10 years and was arrested in Vermont. He has not been charged with a crime.

This is wickedness.
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//My opinion of William Shatner just went up considerably.

Like Marjorie Taylor Greene, I too bought the dip. Except mine was hummus.

Fully 1,000 years ago when I was in first grade, the cool kids kept their crayons in Crown Royal bags. (I was not cool.)

When i saw a name on Twitter trending i assumed it was because the cops shot them.
When i see a name on Blue Sky breezing i assume it's because the government disappeared them.
I hate it here, Free Mohsen

We spent some quality time with a color changing squid today #caribbeanreefsquid #reefsquid #squid #colorchanging #chromatophores #cephalopod #coral #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #bfi #noaa #aoml #coralcity #civicpridethroughbiodiversity #glennnevis #coralcityfoundation #ccf #kbcf

A Cautionary Tale of 408 Tentacles (Gift Article) One pet octopus suddenly became more than four dozen. They went viral. Then it all went south.

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